Martin Zeman awarded the 2011 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research

Martin Zeman, UCI Math Associate Professor, has been designated by the Dean and Associate Dean of the School of Physical Sciences to receive the 2011 Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Fostering Undergraduate Research . One faculty member from each school receives this award.

Professor John Lowengrub named Faculty Mentor of the Month by UROP

In recognition of his outstanding efforts in mentoring undergraduate research projects, Professor John Lowengrub has been named Faculty Mentor of the Month by the UCI Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP). His profile will be featured on the UROP homepage.

Professor Edriss Titi invited to give Keynote Lecture at IUTAM Symposium in July 2012

Professor Edriss Titi has been invited to give a Keynote Lecture at the International Union of Theoertical and Applied Mechanics Symposium. The IUTAM Symposium will be held July 23-27, 2012 at the Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences. More information about the symposium can be found here.

Dr. Sarah Eichhorn awarded one of the 2011 MAA Alder Awards

Dr. Sarah Eichhorn has been awarded one of the 2011 Alder Awards from the Mathematical Association of America. The award is in recognition of her outstanding teaching since her arrival at UCI in 2007. The MAA established the Henry L.

Math Department Chair, Professor Hongkai Zhao, featured on UCI homepage

Professor Hongkai Zhao and his former doctoral student Hao Gao have been featured on the UCI homepage. The article can be found here.

UCI Undergraduate Students win Meritorius Distinction in 2011 Mathematical Contest in Modeling

UCI undergraduate students Wes Fuhrman (Physics), Max Gilula (Math) and Ken Heckeroth (Math) won Meritorious distinction for their submission in the 2011 Mathematical Contest in Modeling (MCM). The MCM is an international math contest which involves a team of up to three students working on a posed modeling problem over the course of a weekend. Wes, Max and Ken's submitted an outstanding paper outlining their solution to the problem of how to determine the best shape to build a snowboard ramp in order to maximize vertical air.

Jonathan Li, who is conducting research under the supervision of Chancellor's Professor John Lowengrub, named an Intel STS finalist.

Jonathan Li, an Orange County high school student conducting research under the supervision of Chancellor's Professor John Lowengrub, has been named an Intel Science Talent Search 2011 finalist, one of only 40 across the country. His work is titled "Effects of Cell Compressibility, Motility and Contact Inhibition on the Growth of Tumor Cell Clusters."

The UCI Mathematics Department will host the 2011 Seminar on Stochastic Processes

The UCI Mathematics Department will host this year's Seminar on Stochastic Processes. The event will take place March 24-26. Details may be found here.

Matthew Foreman, UCI Math Professor, Awarded NSF RTG Grant

Professor Matthew Foreman of the UCI Math Department, in collaboration with Alexander Kechris, from CalTech, and Itay Neeman, from UCLA, has been awarded an NSF RTG grant to be used over a 5 year period. The purpose of the RTG grant is to "increase the number of well-prepared U.S. citizens, nationals, and permanent residents who pursue careers in the mathematical sciences and in other NSF-supported disciplines."

Congratulations, Matt!

Geometry and Its Applications - A Conference in Honor of the 80th Birthday of Richard S. Palais

Richard Palais' 80th Birthday Conference will be held at the Department of Mathematics of the University of California at Irvine on Thursday, May 12, 2011 and Friday, May 13, 2011. All talks will be held in Room 1201 of NS II (Natural Sciences II). See the program for times.

Please visit www.math.uci.edu/~scgas/Palais-birthday/ for more information.

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